AUGUST 15, 2021

How Can I Display Christianity Under Pressure?

I Peter 1:13-16

I. The setting of our scripture

Verse 16 – Be Holy, because I am Holy.

Therefore:

II. Four helps to Holy living

1. You need a well ordered mind.

Verse 13 – Prepare you mind for action.

Exodus 12:11 – And thus shall you eat, with your loins girded, your shoes on your feet, your staff on your hand, and ye shall eat it in haste. It is the Lord’s Passover.

Three Hebrew children:

2. Have a well-disciplined life.

Verse 13 – Be self-controlled.

Two things this means:

• Be alert to potential dangers.
• Be aware of who you are.

3. Have a well-defined goal.

Verse 13 – Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

Definition of “set”.

• I John 3:2 – When He appears we shall be like Him.
• I John 3:3 – Everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.

4. Have a well-established conversion.

Verse 14 – As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.

Obedience is the process of walking in the Light.

Verse 16 – Be Holy because I am Holy.

Five factors that motivate us to Holiness:

1. The character of God.
2. He’s called us.
3. It’s God’s command.
4. The consistency of God.
5. It’s the choice of God.

Romans 12:1 – In view of God’s mercy, offer yourselves as living sacrifices to God.